Nazi Symbiosis Human Genetics and Politics in the Third Reich

Name: Nazi Symbiosis Human Genetics and Politics in the Third Reich
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ISBN: 9780226055718

ISBN-10: 022605571X

ISBN-13: 9780226055718

Edition: 2010

Authors: Sheila Faith Weiss

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The Faustian bargain—in which an individual or group collaborates with an evil entity in order to obtain knowledge, power, or material gain—is perhaps best exemplified by the alliance between world-renowned human geneticists and the Nazi state. Under the swastika, German scientists descended into the moral abyss, perpetrating heinous medical crimes at Auschwitz and at euthanasia hospitals. But why did biomedical researchers accept such a bargain?The Nazi Symbiosisoffers a nuanced account of the myriad ways human heredity and Nazi politics reinforced each other before and during the Third Reich. Exploring the ethical and professional consequences for the scientists involved as well as the…

Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 4/4/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 392
Size: 0.61" wide x 0.90" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 1.364
Language: English